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At its meeting on Thursday night, the Howard County school board approved Superintendent Renee Foose's FY17 Capital Budget, FY2018-2022 Capital Improvement Plan, and FY2017-2026 Long-Range Master Plan.

By Lisa Philip

Sep 18, 2015

Rebecca Amani-Dove will be the new Director of Acquisition Marketing for Discover Education, an arm of Silver Spring-based Discovery Communications that sells instructional supplements.

By Amanda Yeager

Sep 17, 2015

According to a report on the postsecondary outcomes of Howard County public school graduates from the Class of '07 through the Class of '13, students who received free or reduced meals were 20 percent less likely to attend college than other students.

By Lisa Philip

Sep 15, 2015

Superintendent Foose's FY17 Capital Budget tops $100 million, but it was her capital improvement plan that drew concerns from school board members.

By Lisa Philip

Sep 7, 2015

In its first meeting of the 2015-2016 school year, the Howard County Board of Education heard two proposals from Superintendent Renee Foose — the first, a new committee to formulate a comprehensive policy on school air quality and environmental safety; and the second, the superintendent's FY17 capital budget.

By Lisa Philip

Sep 4, 2015

Laurel Woods Elementary teacher Stephanie Geddie, who is the Howard County Teacher of the Year, was named a finalist for the Maryland Teacher of the Year Award, to be announced at a gala dinner in Baltimore on Oct. 9.

By Lisa Philip

Sep 2, 2015

Monday morning was filled with lots of greetings as Howard County students headed back for a new academic year. But at Columbia's Hammond High School, senior class students got a special welcome, in the form of a pep rally from Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford, Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman, Howard County Public School System Superintendent Renee Foose and Board of Education Chairwoman Janet Siddiqui.

By Amanda Yeager

Aug 24, 2015

We now know that Howard County's Glenwood Middle School has a fluctuating mold problem. We know that the Howard County Public School System has launched an effort to ameliorate the problem. And, we know a lot of other things that were kept hidden from the public for years.

Kathryn McKinley officially became principal at River Hill on July 1 when she replaced Nick Novak, who was transferred to Howard High School. A Howard County Public School System employee for 29 years, including principal positions at three middle schools, it is McKinley's first high school administrative post and comes after spending the last two years at central office.

A meeting has been scheduled to discuss the mold situation at Glenwood Middle School. School system staff will be joined by environmental consultants and engineers to discuss the situation on Aug. 19.

By Amanda Yeager

Jul 23, 2015

The Howard County Board of Education has reached a tentative agreement in its contract negotiations with the Howard County Education Association.

By Amanda Yeager

Jul 13, 2015

On Saturday, June 13, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., Boy Scout Troop 361 invites the community to join in their memorial walk/run (rain or shine) at Centennial Park to honor and remember two Scouts and three adult leaders who made significant contributions to the Troop.

Howard County's teachers union is calling on public schools Superintendent Renee Foose to retract information shared in an email she sent to educators and school staff last week about the fiscal year 2016 budget.

Howard County's Board of Education approved operating and capital budgets totalling $843.8 million this week, but two school board members decided to oppose most of the $776.3 million operating budget in what one called a vote of conscience.

The Howard County Council voted unanimously to adopt capital and operating budgets for fiscal year 2016, which total about $1.4 billion combined.

Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman has formed a task force to look at early childhood education, his office announced Monday.

Howard County school system officials joined forces with the teachers' union and community groups Wednesday to call on Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to free up nearly $3 million in state funding for Howard schools in his final spending plan for next fiscal year.

The Howard County Public School System on Wednesday was named a U.S Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools District Sustainability award winner.

During the Watershed Summit at the Howard County Conservancy in Woodstock, students presented their Watershed Report Card ¿ the culmination of a yearlong research project, in which 800 students from across the county studied area schoolyards, streams and watersheds.

Ellie Feaga, a seventh grader at Glenwood Middle School, was recognized by Renee Foose, the superintendent of the Howard County Public School System, at the Board of Education meeting in March.

Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman on Wednesday released his first capital budget, a $342.9 million proposal for the coming fiscal year that focuses on education and public safety but significantly reduces the county's borrowing.

By Amanda Yeager

Apr 2, 2015

Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman on Wednesday released his capital budget for fiscal year 2016, a $342.9 million proposal that focuses on education and public safety, but significantly reduces the county's borrowing.

Howard County educators reported an increase in morale, a growing concern with the amount of standardized testing, and a continued lack of faith in school system leadership in the annual teachers union survey.

The Howard County Board of Education on Tuesday approved a $776.3 million operating budget request, $4.4 million less than the original proposal from Superintendent Renee Foose as school officials were told it would be unlikely that they receive full funding.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Ducketts Lane Elementary School Wednesday to meet with staff and students to discuss the school system's initiatives and innovations in teaching.

The Howard County Public School System announced Feb. 5 that Laurel Woods and Waverly elementary schools have been identified as Elementary School Model schools for the 2015-16 school year.

Education, the environment and election laws were the most popular concerns among Howard County residents who came to share their thoughts on state bills with the county's Annapolis delegation Wednesday night.

Howard County Superintendent Renee Foose said that she has been informed full funding from the county for the school system budget is "not at all likely."

A mobile app designed by five Lime Kiln Middle School students that connects students to local volunteer opportunities will soon be available for download after it was selected as one of the eight best across the nation in a Verizon Wireless contest.

A Howard County Circuit Court judge is expected to rule this week on a restraining order request from a teacher who claims her own union is throwing up roadblocks against her bid for union leadership.

The Howard County Board of Education voted 5-3 Thursday to make a minor change in how it recognizes religious holidays on its school calendar.

Howard County School Superintendent Renee Foose proposes a $780.8 million operating budget for next year, a 4.2 percent increase over current spending

When the Howard County Board of Education begins to ponder Superintendent Renee Foose's budget proposal in coming weeks, they won't be receiving input from a longstanding citizens committee tasked with combing through the proposal.

The folks at Marriotts Ridge High School have much to be proud about. Not only are they celebrating a 10-year anniversary, they have a Fine Arts department worth celebrating.

More Howard County Public School System employees this year reported being engaged in and enthusiastic about their jobs, according to a Gallup, Inc. survey conducted in October.

Every Howard County Public School System school this week has participated in an Hour of Code, introducing coding activities to students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

Howard County Board of Education members may not approve of Cindy Vaillancourt, but Howard County voters do.

HCPSS launched a mobile app Oct. 23 becoming the latest Maryland school system to offer a mobile app

Gabriel Koo, a senior at Centennial High School, notched a perfect score on the ACT when he took it in June, one week after he had taken the SAT.

Zepp, a psychology and government teacher at Hammond High School, was named the state's Teacher of the Year Friday by the Maryland State Department of Education

Hammond High School¿s My Global Equality Now Club will hold a walk/rally fundraiser Saturday at Lake Elkhorn in Columbia to raise money for student scholarships and bring awareness to the club¿s activities.

On Wednesday, Dunloggin Middle School's oyster gardening club students had an opportunity to showcase their project to a group of federal and state education officials touring the school through the U.S. Department of Education's second annual Green Strides Best Practices Tour of Green Ribbon Schools around the country.

Although more Maryland students took the SAT in 2014 and average test scores declined statewide, Howard County saw an increase in the average test score along with an increase in the number of students taking the assessment measuring college preparedness.

Over and again UMBC president Freeman Hrabowski dubbed Howard County's African American community as fortunate to be living in "the richest county in the richest state in the richest country in the world."

Cindy Vaillancourt's question toward high school students over a possible age requirement to purchase condoms has already led to a sexual harassment investigation by the school system and a resolution from her Board of Education colleagues stating their disappointment.

A question about a possible age requirement to buy condoms has Howard County Board of Education Member Cindy Vaillancourt facing discipline from her colleagues and has wrapped her re-election campaign in controversy weeks before the Nov. 4 election.

In the coming weeks, students at five Howard County elementary schools won't even need to leave the school building to consult with a doctor if they have a sore throat, a skin rash or an eye or ear infection.